Machine for operating upon insoles



Oct. 12 1926.,

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I r I This invention re'lates i to "machines for operating"- uponinsoles tor -boots and-shoes andinore particularly toe-mechineifor trini mingQthe otmenufacturedi insoles 5 such as are used ln standurdizednwelt shoes of the type fullyidisclosed inia co-pending applicatiom Serial}No; 47165659 filed-June 11,1921, 1 in the: njinin e of George Warren; -'finch standardized'shoes are made'hy'cautog' "soles aolfs the: garne -size, and st'yleibeilalikel in I all dimensions; s particulai ly with; regard to v thev relation 5013 the sewingkrib to the edge "of 20 f stzi ndardi'zed'shoes bytbuilding'up laminated sisting of one %or i nore, body; llayersiand an The bod'y' layers-i01 these -insoles may be di'nked to the, exact size required i for the ;fin-I is o f rm the; setting surface nnust be 1 dinked .to j

' 1 ;fro1 n which 7 I hesb nz ished binsole; but; the layer which larger size to provide: materia V the';$eW 1ng-1jib. mute. t m-g ko I ffoun duldifiicult or-inip iact cable s ,to ,cut:the

I material, iOI 'iQiiQ IftyGI which is; tqproiiide 35 the. sewing surfa e, that whe the "groove so wing-i'ib liz s: been formed, the urea :of the unribbedaffacc of h s; layer -W il be Equal 7 9 thesu-rfzice areaw ofthehod'y layer; It is no w pi oposed to ,preiirninarily out or die out all of t11e ;1aye S;, Which arejtogbeassembled in each f insole t0 size which; will form a sole r nk i i r gr a surf e rte-rm han thatfof; the insole :ultiinatelyto begprod'u'ced,

' l-subs ient yfio r he 9. 6 to the exist is to provide an eflicientnnd reliahlejin i h f ivip r rm g 1 115e-tnmmi p e H .natelytowardinnd 'froin t1j1e;1ieldf o oiperii' J .1. w t in e 10. a 1 9 pr d ei is l h harms vits wmerrlbiwbwhbe s e Pr e 'ned relat on tQtheQedgeof the, insole.

1 one aspect theinvention resides in? the p 10 $10 Qt. ns f r qutt .s e p rt j 1 bla-ni's froin pi-ecies'of. .meteriaL- each proinstrumentalities oi; .jthea Erna:

the..=in'so1e;;i-ltzhas aheeniproposed' tolaioduce st tin11ardizrictwelt.v insoles 502E uniforn dimen sions .;E o r use in: the .inanufactureiof such c st ucti n, t. structuresiof sheetinsole nuterial, eachconontsidelayenhaving mgrooyedj sewing-rib. v

.pin; hich-is'fadapted to enter zgone of e in swith theflicuttinghlockwith I sole pl ziced" thereon. ,To thise'nd; and theasole' -supportin'g and sole-locating detions of theicutting block'. Another object ojf the inventio v norn qnitgconrioi ii o y orirArnnso vg new MJERSEYfiA CORPORATION. or

j MACHINE 3mi QPERATING 'UPoNiIiisonEs; 1 Y t i mac'hine for.trimniingsolesiof adie and at cooperating cdtting -b1o'ck,, in CIOHlbiIiaitiQll 1* With ineans for locating the marginifof; an untrirhm'edsole in aiaterai directiongre'le tively tolthe cutting edge ofthe die. lnjthe v illustrated embodiment-of-thejinyention;ithe- I niarginuof the sole isg-loc'ated relatinelyg to the 1 die 'by, means ,1 of locating-gorgaging .de}

support HPOIIQV hiGh -thGL soles are plzic'edby the operz tor ,The work support inay -nlsoj :i mi 'fl ill eem ged tq-s pp l'r of jig-ho1es which, in the stands sole before it is operated uponlby thg mach ne andv re used "n locating the "sole 1 the lest b ottoinat' the assembling opernt i'onlfl ,In jorder torprovid'efa rapidlyoperating ma Chine, v g is preferred to employ two? ets' -Qf i. o

diesand .nssociated .soleesupports end vlocating devices, the d' esbe ngso a (ingec and actuatedkthat when onedie 1 carried by the corresponding5solesnpiorfi V the other die m1 its associated sole-support are retracted from the; field of "vop erationfof the cuttingrhlotik to permit the itrir'innedfsole t be r ove f o sa d PPQ rin ne 'a-c'hfdie t 1 ices associated therewith, arefinounted upon 2Ll1 1Il CiGP8IlC1 6I1t sl ding carrm-ge andfthese carr agesare .adap'tedt'o he 'i ct'uu i-alte'r Vide an-ins'ole tri nnii ggma ign be readily adapted to produce n different sizes andshapesof toe positioning plates may be'interchangeably mounted upo'n the sole-supports. Provision is also made for quickly and accurately locating th di rela-.

tively to the associated sole-support and sole locating devices and for secur-elyclamping the die in its adjusted position so that when the sollmsbeen. placeddn'the proper position upon the sole-support, its margin. Wlll The various features be located in the requisite relation to the cutting edge of the die 1 I v .1 The invention further consists. in the vfeatarc'zs O- f CQI1Sfi1"LlClLlQ1I and combinations of parts: hereinafter described and particularly pointed out infthe: appended claims, the. ad vantages of which will be apparent to those skilled in the art 3 v of the invention will be best understoodfrom the description of the preferred embodiment thereof illustrated in theacconipanying drawings,' in which ;Fig"u re1 is a view, in front elevation; of the machine Fig. 2 is a view,"in side eleva tioni; thereofgtherear portionof the machine being omitted (see Fig. '10) ;-Fig.;3 is a sectional/view; on 'an enlarged scal e,= taken" substantially on tlie ,l'i1ie 3-3 of-Fig. 2; 4, is atop plan view, on a-still further enlarged I l. and operatesto strip the'trimmed'sole from scale,-sho\vi1ig one of the trimming dies;t-o gether with the corresponding sole-supporting-and locating plate and the sliding carriage upon :which said Qdie and plate are mounted; 5 is a view in side'elevation;

views taken on the lines 6- -6 and 7 7 ,'re-

of the partsshown in Fig. 4;, together with aportion ofthe frame which supports. the sliding carriages; Figs. 6 and 7 are sectlonal s pectively} of Fig 5', these figures being ona "still further enlarged scale and illustrating.

particularly the mounting'of-"one of the trimming dies and its associated sole-supporting and locating plate; F ig; 8 is a detail View showing a p'ortion-ofthe clutch control mechanism; Fig. 9 is a'de'tail view showing another portion of .theclutch control mechanism'and a' portion of the mechanism for rotating the; cutting-block; and Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view in side elevation, showing particularly the driving mechanism, this figure, with Fig. 2, forming the complete side elevation. I r

'Asshown in the'drawings, thevarious operating parts of the machine are supported by a substantially rectangular frame or. casing 20 (Figs. 1 and 2) havingan overhanging front portion 22. The sole trimming instrumentalities comprise a pair of soleshaped, right and left dies '24land 26, and a cutting-block 28 which is adapted to cooperate withboth' dies. The dies 2& and 26 are mounted upon slidable Carriages'BO and 32, respectively, which are reciprocable upon horizontal guide ribs 3 3 (Fig.. 11); that are formed on the upper part of the frame 20 a h car iag Meade-Wat? tbeflae a to alternately advance the dies; beneatlithe cutting hlo'ck v --'in"to "positio therewith. 'The cutting-block isFino'iinted upon. a..,.crossheac l 84.-which is reciproc'ated vertically "above the frame 20 to cause the cutting bloclr to cooperate with the dies. The untrimmed soles are placed by the oper'atornpon .onei olithe other of a pair of horizontal sole-supports-or plates; 36 and 38 (Figs. 4-.to' 7 which are yieldingly support ed by the carriages. 30 and ,32 a1id, are severally located rwithinsthe cut-ting edges of the dies 24c and 26... Each of these sole-supports 36. anda38 is normally,L positioned Withf its;

upper face leleya ted slightly above the adjacent cutting edge. ofthe. die jso as: to support solel between the. die and; thei cutting-block;

Furthermore, the sole-locating clevices; n

each sole-support are constructed and at.

ranged to locate the sole; with s'its margin overlapping thecutt ingtedge. ofl-the 'di-e, and properly positioned relatively;thereto,. for

the performance of the. trimming: operation.

When the cuttingblock. cooperates .withione of the dies to trim a-.sol-e,"th e corresponding soleisupport is forced downwardly, insideio f.

the die, and after the sole has been trimmed the support is I returned. to normal. position the die.

the dies and thesole-supportingplates are to cooperate of elongatedrecta-ngular form and areadapts ed to be recipro'cated by means; of camfac .tuated mechanlsm including azpair of independent,continuously reciprocating actuator The slides. 40 and42 are normally disengaged from their respectivecarriages 30 and' 32, and, are adaptslides 40' and '42 (Fig. 2

ed to be*connected therewith; under the con trol of the operator, to ,cause said" carriages to be advanced-alternately beneath the cutting-block 28 into 'posfi'tionforthe trimming operation. Thecross-head 34: is reciprocated to cause the cutting-bloek to cooperate with the, dies by-means .ofcan actuated, clutch; controlled -mechanism includinga pair of eccentrics fl (Fig-SL1 afn'd'2)i Rigidly se cured to the upper face of each carriage at the forward end thereof; by 'i'ne'a ns of screws 45 (Fi sxa and '5)-is a suppo-rting frame or carrier 46 upon which the dieand the associated soiesuppm-un ana locating devices are-mounted..- g

f Each die, asshown in Figs. ito T, inclusive, consists of theius'ual e'ndless'steel band, one edge. ofwhich is beveled to formacutting edge. Thepa'ir of. dies "are arranged with their cutting edges uppermost to cooperate 'with' the cutting-block, andwith their lower edgesresting upon {the horizontal upper faces of the, die-carriers. 46. The

"screw 64 thatfcloses "the lowersenderof the I j uidewayijand;- may be turnjed to vary-thei teiisionof f the spring. "The upper position 'Oi'ffllf? plungerfis, and consequently "the nor- 65 niai elevation ofjthe sole-supporting platedies are located upon the, die-carriers relaa tively tothe associated sole-:supporting and locatingiplates and are clamped to thedi'ecarriers in the; desiredlocation by means of: dGVlCBS, the constructionand operation of -which.will be'hereinafterdescribedindetail,

The sole-supporting plates 36 and 38; as

' best shown. in Figs. lto, 7,- inclusive,f are 1: shaped to cooperate ,withthe right and left adapted to. 'support the, soles just above the cutting edges of the dies and; the sole locatg ing or; positioning devices carried by the sole-supports are adaptedto' locate the soles both longitudinally and transverselyigrela tivelyto the dies, so. as to'properlyupositi-on them; for the trimming operation,

When thus located; the sole margins will overlap the cuttingedges of the respective.

dies, 'as,sh own in Fig. 5, in which a standardized welt insole is indicated at S. The sole-supporting plates 36' an'd 88v are I dies 24 and '26,- but otherwise they are ident tic l oi'n c ns ti nd me f operat n- Accordingly, it'IWill jbe necessary to describe only. one of these fplates ;-in;, detail Each the plate is 'i-emovably, secured, As shown the reduced uppenends 'ofrthe, posts 4:81'ex I tend through: openings in. thesole-locating .7

' and supporting plate 36; bosses on the under taceso'f the plate resting up'on collars-5Q j on the p'osts. :Tlie r'plate 36;; is V removably} se-' cured position onthe-su pOrting posts by vmeans ,of. screws 52 threaded into ,the .posts'n l8,'the heads of said: screws overlapping thepupper ends of the i'posts land fitting within. countersunk recesses. in "the Eupper 4 I :face of the plate. 'The'supp orting posts 48 extend vfreely through iguideways 54L which I depend from the underside of .the "top wall of the die carrier 46. The alowe'r extremities of thel posts' 4L8 "are rigidly 'eonnected'by' means of across-barbd-t J 1 i Normally,'thesupporting plate"36 held yieldingly in" the position shown i ii1. l3"ig.: 5.

with 1 its uppereed'gle; projecting? ;;somewhat abovel the horizontal plane of the cutting edge of "theldie;. andis adapted to yield "downwardly under pressure of the cutting block When the-latter cooperates with"; the

die." To this end;th e weightlof tlie plate 36 is supported by a. spring-presses d plunger 58 xvhiclrprOjeCts upwardly from the die-carev "rider 4:61 Tlie plunge rlfits withinadependrests upon a coiled spring 62- Jwh ich. is. confined beneatlr-the plunge pbyzn'ieans .of a

with relation to the cutting edge of the die,

is *deterinin'edfby' fmeans'fof a] head 66 'on dwerend of'the phui er 58 whic'h'en-' gages shoulder at the upper end of the 'guidewayto limit the upward movement of the plunger under the influence of the sprlng 62., 7 By means of the cross-bar 56;

which connects the two supporting posts d 48, the sole-supportingf plate' 36;is,caused to retain its""li orizoritalpositionfas 'it' is depressed" by the.cutting block,g thus eliminatinglany possibility of the posts 528 bind- 1 7 ing in their guidew'ays.

In 0rderthat" t1 1 e insole may be locatedin V a definite position I relatively "tojthedie when placed by the operator upon the sole-sup u port, soledo cating or"'p'ositi oning devices are provided, including a meme forepart gage 68 which is ad pted to, engage the jjsjewingribjat theltoe'of the insole. @The' f-toe'flajnd forepart'g agetii consists "of ,a thin flat p1 ate" which i'slada-pted re nter the space inside 1 the fsewing-rib atthe toe ofthe insole and isremovably seeured to the'up'per faceiofthe sole s up port by means of screws 70', The toesgage or plate 681s so ,shaped that its edge accurately the contourot the inside of, the sewingrib at theitoeofjthe' insole".

To ,fir l holdQthe sole "against .pbsible prongs '72 project forwardly igi'mmuieie 5 of he Q LP l- Q: n a e; ed' p mt- *m t e Qf; th sewin -r me ed to I pens? prongs 72 are. conveniently formed a small plat e 7 4i which is secure dj'to,tlieupper face fiiille 1 -Qef plet .68

the heel end thereofz: The; sole;- is placed,

ribbed-item down; upion th eelesupp 1. h away h t he to pl w l lieai it ifi thelspaeeinside the sewing b 'jThe'ope 'zp tor-ithenirges the soleirearwardly to insure I that the prongs, 72-will penetrate the'fsewingrib" to {prevent edgewise displacementio f the toeend fofh solehe ins es been ,-positioned.iso that the innerif face of itsflsewing-rib lS;]lIl contact with. the edge ofthe ito'e pla e 6 5th: 1 6 en -Qfthe 16 will beilocated substantially int-he requisite f relation to thecutting edge-Ofthedie, I 7

,withiabsolute accuracy forthetriminingiop'e toin'sure that? the entire sole .v vi l1 belocated eration, the sole, locating devices a'lsofinjclude f a jigipi'n 716 which is mountedgat'the'heel.

end of the 1 sole-support and H is; adapted to enter the: rearmostgofa pair; Of-jjigh()l$ which areipunc'hed through the heelendsof i standardized'welt insoles ofthe'ty eabovereferredto; before theyi are rea y togbe V trimmed. I These i jig-holes; which; are ,Iindi- .cated at-78 in Fig. 5, are provided for the cent the fbjase its inneriside at-the point V The we end of the; in-sole" is idcgtleiieiei 7 was, 14

purpose of receiving or positioning pins on the last or on other Work supportswhich are employed in themanufacture of shoes in accordance, for exampleflvith themethod disclosed in the lVarr-en application above identified. v v I The jig-pin 76 which may be of any well known construction, is adapted to vyield downwardly to permit the sole to lie flat upon the v sole-support While being thereon, andthe pin is spring-pressed up wardly to cause it to snap into the rearmost jig-hole when said hole is b'roiught into istry with the rounded upper end of the pin.

" The pin is located on the longitudinal cens manner that when the ,sole has been 130;

sitioned on the sole-support by means oi the toe plate and the pin, the'sole margin will be trimmed in the requisite relation to the sewing-rib. 2

In locating a sole, if the jig pin 76 has not already enteredthe rear jig-holein' the sole,

when the sewing-rib is engaged by the prongs 72 on the toe plate 68, the operator shifts the sole slightly in a lateral edgewise direction until the hole is brought into registry with the pin, Whereuponthe pin snaps into the hole.v The sole is then properly located, both longitudinally and transversely With respect 'to the die. Thee mployment, in each sole-supporting plate,jof the springpressed positioning pin 76 insures absolute accuracy in the ositiening of thfevarious soles, ii 1asmuch as thepin canno-t snap into the hole in the sole until the sole is located in exactly the proper positionwith respect to the die. YVhen' the jig pindoe'senter the hole in the sole, the opera'tor illknow that t-h-e sole has been properly located; p

' To enable the inac'hii e to operate upon various sizes ,of soles, it is contemplated that a plurality of dies of different sizes will be provided which are adapted to be, interchangeablv received in the machine. dVhen "the dies employed .in the machine are .re-

placed by a new pair of dies or a ditieiient size, it is necessary to makea corresponding change in the toe plates 68 in order-that the latter shall properly periorm their functions of locating the sole margins for the trimmingo eration; By removing the serew's 70, the toe plate 68 may be "readily 'iemoved to the substitution of anothertoe plate of a different size therefor.

VVhil'e in the construction illustrated: and

described,a removabletoe: plate has been em} ployed tor engaging the sewing-rib to locate the toe end of the insole, similar results may be obtained without the of such means by shaping the sole supporting-plates and 38 so that they Will exactly fit the space insidethe sewing-rib. In this way the'e dge of each so esu poian plate will engage the inside of the sewing-rib throughout the en tire length of the latter. struction is employed," it is contemplated hen such conthat aplui'a'lity o'i' sole-supporting plates of difieren't sizes and'styl'es will be provided to correspond t'o thevar ous sizes and styles of dies, these platesQbeing adapted to be interchangeably moi'inted upon the die carrier. VVlif'en a die-of .a' different size is einployed in the mach-i'ne,-tl1e sole supportino plate may b'e're'a'dily removed by withdrawing the screws 52 to'perinit the substitution of another sole-supporting plate correspond ing in size and style with the new die. y

In orderthat the sole-supporting and loeating devices may properly locate the margins of the; soles relatively to the cutting edges of the correspending,dies, it is neces- .s'ary that the dies shall be preliminarily .lo-

bated, with absolute accuracy, relatively to the corresponding sole-supporting and locating devices 'TO thlS lend, thef tollowing means is provided for determining the requisite transverse and longitudinal relation of each die to its diecarrier, and consequently to the associated sole-supporting plate. The means :for determining thev transverse relation of theQdietO its carrier comprises two locating tongues or keys: 8 k and 86,

(Figs. 4: and 5) which'are rigidly secured to i the topftace of the die-carrier 46st opposite ends thereof, and: which extenddongitudinally. of said carrierin alinement Withfeach other. 7 These tongues orlkeyis Seand 816 are adapted to enter grooves or .keyways 88 and 90, respectively, which are disposedinalineinent with J each other and whichmxtend transversely across the lower edge of. the die at the toe and heel ends thereof. The key 845, for positioning the toe end of the die is of suflicient length to insure its engagement in the keyway 88 whenuthe die has beenylocated. longitudinally upon the die-carrier, irrespective 0]": the length of the die employed. Y 1

, The means .for "longitudinally positioning the die on the die-carrier.icomprisesa lug 92 which rises troinon'e end of the key 86 and is adaptedito engagejthe inner faceof the die, and a positioning .holt, 9,4 Which is threaded through an ear V96 rising from the opposite end of the key 86, the inner end of said bolt being adapted to engage the outer I face of the die, at a point directly'oppOsite that engagedby the lug 92. cTheposition bolt 94 and the lug 92. ;.A lock nut 98 .is

provided for securing the positioning bolt 94' in adjusted position. The lower edge of the} key 86 is received in a groovein'the upper wall of the clie carrier andis located and =held in the groove by a dowel pin 100 which enters a hole in the die-carrier.

IThe above described construction for lo-- eating the die onthe diecarrier insures that the die willbel readily and accurately lo cated, both transversely-and longitudinally, with respect to the sole-locating deviceson" .the sole-support. Byfrneans .ofthe lug 92, and'the :po'sitioningbolt91: onfthe key 86,

it will be seen that all dies :will'be positioned rear extremities. located j at 1 the same distance from the spring pin ,7 6. I It should be pointed out that the rearm'ost positioning pins on all lasts within a cert'airirange of sizes will be located at the samedistance from the rear extremities of the last bot-s toms, irrespective of the. size or style of the last. Also the rearmost jig-holesin all zinsoles wlthin a corresponding rangeof s zes are so located that the distances between these holes and the rear extrelnities of the; nsoles, after the latter have been trimmed,

will be the same. By reason of these facts, when adie of a size within the above mentioned range is placed upon thedie-carrier with its rear endlocated betweenthe lug 92 and the bolt'94, the toeendof the die will.

a be properly, located longitudinally jwith I respect to the toe plate68. .This constructionpermitsdiesof the :difi'erentsizeswithin the range above mentioned, tofbeinterchangeably. received in the machine without, the

above referred to, the present inventionjeontemplates the provisionpfr' a plurality "of keys 86which are adapted to be interchangev ably mounted on the die-carrier and which .-.-a re adapted to be located thereon with their lugs 92 at different distances from the springpin 76. The lugs 92 may be located in the required positionsby varying the locationof I the dowel pins upon the severalkeysr --To securely; clamp ,the .dies in their adjusted positions'upon their respective. die- .gcarriers, two sets of clamping devices "are;

' r :zontal clamping studs which; are j movable;

employed, oneset being arranged to engage the heel portion of the die an'd'the other set to engage the toe portion thereof. These die-clamping devices are mounted on the die&

carrier'4l6, and. comprise two" pairs of hori,.

and from each other to cause them to severperends of a pair of clamping ams'118 and studs 126 projecting inwardlyfrom' the side Walls, of the die-carrier; 1 At its opposite ends, the. pivoted supportf124=fis acted upon byaisp'ringxl28 (Fig. 5 which presses the support- 124 upwardly against the lower end exhilarating;.themint engagemen -wi hin corresponding holes infthe diesand are 7 One pair of clamping studs, :as best shownin Fig; 6, are indicated" at' 102 and 104;, land are .disposed in axial alineinent just. above the upperface otthe die-carrier.- .The clamping studs 102 and 104 are-movable axially toward ally enter or withdrawfrom a pair of corresponding clamping, h0les'j106 and 108 which extendthrough. the wall i the die adjacent- .the heelfend thereof, The other ipair of clamping studs;asbestshown in Fig.7, are

indicated at'110 and 112,,a'hd areadapted to severally engage within a pairfof clamping holes' lla and 116 extending through the walls of the die adj a'centthetoe end thereof; The clamping studs 110;,an d 112 areadaptedv longitudinally of the die-carrier with their to move'in an axial direction, or substan tracted from, their respective clamping-holes in the die".' The several clampingholes are ,tiallyso, as they are projected into, for re-' ofthedief The holes-'106 and'108, adj acent theheel end of thedie, are arranged with their axes coincident and normal to the longitudinal centerline of the die, The coincithe sa'medistance from th e rear extremity of the heel'portion of the die in the various ranged-that they may be entered by their dent axes o fltheholes 106' and 108are spaced;

respective clamping studs 110 and 112 when the die is lo'cated'in positionto receive the clamping studs 102 and 1 0 1. for the heel end of thefdie."

withdrawing them trom; the "corresp onding. elainping'holes' in the die, after the diehas To permittheclainping studs 102 'to-lbe moved transversely o t-the die-"carrier "for the purpose of projecting them'into, or i I 110 been located upon the die-carrier as above described,;sai d studs are carried at the up- 120,respectively,' (Figs. 5i and B). The

clamping armsllBand are mounted to shaped support-12 4. i-At one'end-of-the support 124 the arms whereofare pivoted'upon ofanadjusting screw 13 0, (Figs. 4 and 5).

which is threaded through the upper portion of the die'-carri er.-}- ,In this way, the

slide -l aterally upon axrod 122, the ends of which are secured in'Ythe-arms of a yoke:

meme-is; to permit them to freely enter the clamping holes in the die. j

When the clamping studs are disengaged tromthe die, they are so located transversely 50f the die-carrier as tofllie within the walls 01 the diewhe'n' the latter is placed upon the die-carrier and located thereon by means of the keys 84 and 86. In order to introduce the clamping studs 102 and 101 into the corresponding clamping holesjin the die, the clamping armsj118'and 1-20, carrying said studs, are adapted to be shifted independ ently upon the rod 122, The means for shitting them-111' 118 comprises a rthuinh-screw 132 which is 'scr 'ew-tlneaded through one side wall of the die-carrier and is reduced at its inner end to eXte'nd freely through a yen tical slot 131 in said Apair of fixed collars 136, (Fig. 611113011 the reduced inner extremity or the thumb-screw engage opposite sides of the clamp arm 118 causing "said arm to slide laterally upon the rod 122, in'on'e direction or the other, as the thumbscrew132 is turned; by means of its knurled heads The clamping arm 120 is slidably ad- 'justahle'on the rod 122 in a similar manner, by mea-ns ot an adjusting rod 138 which is .screw-threaded at one end through the side wall of the die-carrier beneath the thumbscrew 132, while the oppositeend thereof eX- tends through a bearing in the opposite side wall of the die-carrier. Between the side walls of the die-carrier, the unthreaded portion ofthe adjusting-rod 188 passes through a slot- 140 in the end of an extension 1 11. dependingtrom the clamping arm 120. A pair ot fixed collars 1 12, which are secured to the unthreaded portion or; the adjusting rod 188, engage opposite sides otthe extension 1511, causing the clamping arm 120 to' slide on the shaft 122 when the adjusting rod 138 is turned by means off-a knurled head thereon.

litter'theclamping studs 102 and 101 have been projected into the corresponding clamp g holes in the die the screw 1 isturned, depressing the free end of thepirotedsup- 'por .121 su'liiciently to'cau'se saidclamping studs to bind against the bottoms of the movementhetween the clamping; arm 124; and the adji'isting studs 132' and {when the clamping :arin is-depressed.

"The clamp ng sates 1'10 an'd112 tor-the the end of the'die p'ro jectl oriZontally from 'the' upper ends of the two Vertical posts 1 14 and '1& "6"w hioh have provision {r101- lateral movement toward. and from "eachjother in segn'1eii'tal,sl'ots 1418 extending through one end; of "a subst'antially horizontal supporting *plate "150,the-opposite end of which is piv oted between a pair of horizontal studs 152 r ses, 146

extending inwardly from the side 'wal-ls'ot ths' die-carrier. As shown in ig. 5, the lower entren iities of the posts 1 14; and 146 are reduced in diameter to extend through the slots 14:8 inthe supporting plate 150 and suitable collars 154lare provided above and below said supporting plate, the upper collar engaging a shoulder tormedat the june tion otthe reduced lower extremity otthe post with the upper portion thereof, and the lower collar 154lre sting upon a nut156 on a screw-threaded portion of the post. The clamping posts 1141- and'1 16 are mounted with provision for turning movement in the slots 1 18 to permit the studs 102 and 104 to adjust themselvestothe holes in the die, as will he hereinafter exph i'iiedQ In order'that the posts 11-1 and 146' may at all times treeto turn and also to slide laterally in the slots 118, a lock-nut 158 is provided which may be tightened against the nut 156 so as to prevent the latter from binding the post in adjusted position on the supporting plate 150; VVhenthe clamping studs 1'021'111d 101 are retracted'trom the die the weight ofthe supporting plate 150 is sustained by suitable springs 160 which force the plate up- 'wardly against an adjusting screw 162, the

into the clamping holes 11 1 and -1l6, the" studs are mounted to iiiove'towardand'from the side walls of the chem arcu'ate' paths about the centers of curvatureso located that the studs will loe caused to enter the holes in a substantially axial direction. To this end, the segmental slots 1 18 are curved, as

shown in F 4, and the clamping posts'lli gand r 116 are adapted to be shiftedtherein by,

means eta pair of levers 161] and 166, respectively which are fulcruined onstuds 168 depending from the top wall of the diecarrier and are provided atoiie eiid with hearings in which the clamping posts are tree to turn and slide. The axes 01" theit'ulci'um studs 168 are coincident with the cen ters of curvature of thesegmental slots'l lS. The difference in curvature in the opposite side walls at-thetoe end of the die'n ayfhc such that thesection of the wall adjacent one of the clamping studs winner be disposed sin Yp'erpendioular relation ,to the path of j movement ofthe stud. An example of such a condition is illustrated in Figure 4, in

'. acent die.

thatc the carriages will be maintained stationary 111 the r forward or normal posit ons. Wlnle one of the carr ages islocked inits :forwardfposition, a soleis placed on the supporting plate carriedfthe reby and is ated by; the plate relatively to the a dfiVhen a sole has been placed upon one of r the sole-supporting and locating plates and located thereby relatively to the die associated therewith,- said supporting plate and die, together withthe sole, are ready to be moved rearwardly into position ,for the sole to be trimmed by the pressure of the cut- ;tingeblock on the diet For the purpose of Iinitiating the rearward movement of the ,sole anddie, provision is made whereby, at the willofthe operator, the carriage -car-' rying' the die, above which the soleis located,

may be unlocked and operatively connected with its respective actuator slide. To this e11'd, ,eacl1 carriage provided with mechamsin including a tr1p-rod220 which 1s adapted to be depress'ediby the operator to gi tl l wth lo king b l 2 i i'om en ag ment with the carriagel At the ame time p the .coupling' member 216 which is'norma-lly latched out ofposition for engagement by its respective actuator slide, is unlatched by the: depression-of the trip-rod 220 and permit- .ted tomove into the path of movement-of ithe hook 186 of said actuator slide.

,When oneof the'carriages is' thuseconnected with its actuator slide, it is moved rearwerd to ed e e it 1 d a d se i pe ing plate into position forthe performance of the trimming Toperati on. The carriages is j lingmentarilyarrested in this position while t u t n -b 0 ra ly le e id lt ri the sole. The block immediately therafter returns to its; vnorm-a1 elevated position, the

carzri-age isthen free to be moved forwardly I movement of the carriage, theicoupling memlber 216 is disengaged fromlthe actuator 7 ,thumb button 264;, ,by means of which the,

slide and the carriage'is finally brought to rest and locked the bolt c 218 in its ex tremefor ward position.-

V The locking bolt latch 218 and the cou pling member 216, together withthe trip 1 rod 220 and associated mechanisms for con-f trolling the operation ofeachiof the -die-carriages are dent cal-m construction and mode of operation {and consequently ,it will be necessary to describe only one set of said parts and mechanisms in detail. ,As shown in Fig.

- 5, ,the locking bolt zi'a' wh e'hioeks the car 'riage 3t) in its reward position, is supported 7 and .giii d ed -lorjverticalsliding movement in I bearings on: the overhanging portion 22 of the 2181s provided with a shoulder 224E adapted to be engaged by a" latch 226, which is pivoted at 228 upon the carriage 30 and is yieldingly held by means of aspring pressed plunger 230 against a stop pin 232, which locates the latch in position to engagethe blocking bolt when the carriage is in its forward position; The locking bolt 218 is urged downwardly by means of a spring 233, one end of which is secured to the frame portion 22 and the opposite end'thereoif to an arm 234 depending fromja rocker member 236 journaled in the frameijand having a horizontal arm 238 extending forwardly and entering a recess 240 in'the side of the :l'oc'king'bolft. Normally the locking bolt is mainstained in its raised or operative position against'theftension of thespring 233 to co operate with the latch 226' by means f a "latch 242 v vhi'ch ispivoted at 24 1 upon the machine frame and is adapted' to beheldby means of a spring 2&6 n engagement with ,a second horizontal. arm 2 18 j an the roo er member 286; The jlatch'2 42'i's adapted to be trippedto releasethe locking bo'lt 218 means o'fa vertical plunger- 250 whichis mounted to slide in a suitable b'eari'ng-in the fihniei ,The plunger 2501s providedwith' an enlargedhead which isjajdapted to be engagedby the lower endof the trip-rod 220, V the latter being so arranged upon the c a rriage' 301 that it will V be located position to "operatively engage the head of the plunger wlienthejearriage in itsfltorward posi- H A v in. I L f i The trip-rod 220 associated with the carriage 80 is mounted for fvertical "sliding n'ioyement in bearings 25 6 upon the side of the idie-carrierj wl The trip rod is i1r ge d up- Wardly by, means of 'a coiled springi2 58, which surrounds the rod between the lower ','bearing ,256 andfa ,collarv1260'that ,is secured V to therod; Upward movement of thetjriprod [220' is limited by mean's of, a stop-collar I262 111 1 h 1 I' d which i's adapted to engage the under face ofthe lower beari-ng'25 fig' this collar and the lower end vof gthefrod lying within a housing263lon the'side ofjthe carriage' 30. At the top" ofitheftrip-rod is a rod may be depressed against ltheinfolrce of the spring thecarriage 30 :isnin its forlward position ,deprefslsion ofthetripthe locking boa 218 ,rromengagemerit with ing the carriage;

In addition 7 J V the depression ofthe trip%rod 220;also"operates to set the coupling member, 216111" poillQ'lZLtCll 226 onthe wmgwo; ,thusireleas-r;

sition to be engaged thefacti ator"slide to unlockingthe carriage 30, j

' 2to effect the advance of the sole app? sition-bene'ath the cutting-block when said slidenext travelsrearwardlfl The coupling member 216 is pivoted at 266 to the under side of the carriage 30 and is provided with a hooked end-268 which isadapted to co operatively' engage the hookedextremity of the actuator slide 42. A spring p70, one end ofwhich is connected to the carriage 30 and the opposite end to a vertical arm 272 of the connections are'provided between the latch 27 and the trip-rod whereby the latch may: be disengaged from the arm 272 of the cou pling member. Thelatch 274 is provided with a downwardly extending lug 278, by

vmeans of which itis o'peratively' connected with the rear end of a slide bar 280 which is supported, and guided in bearings 282 upon the underside ofthe-carriage 30. The forwardfend of the slide bar 280 is adapted to beengaged by an arm 284: depending from a rockshaft 286*which is journaled in l the carriage 8 0, and has projecting there; from, a horizontal arm 288, the end of which lies below the lower face offthe stop collar 262 on the trip-rod.' A spring 289, which surrounds the slide-bar 280, between the rearmost bearing 282 and a collar 290 fast 40 on theslide-bar, normally holds the'slidebar in the position indicated in Fig. 5, with .the latch 274 holding the coupling member in inoperative position and with the armf 288 of the rock-shaft 286' held in contact with the collar 262 on the trip-rod. -With.

this construction depression of the trip-rod will move the slide bar in a [direction to lift the latch 274;, releasing the coupling memher 216 and permitting the spring270 to swing the latter downwardly to bring its hooked end 268 into the path of the actuator Slide 42 so'that it will be engaged by the hooked extremity 186 of the slideiwh'en the latter reaches its forward position. The locking bolt 218 being at this time'iwithdrawn from engagement with the latch 226 on the-carriage 30-, the carriage will travel with the actuator slide,'as the latter moves rearwardly, and the sole and die supported upon the carriage arethus'brought beneath the cuttingblocl As the carrige 30 I of its rearward movement, the locking bolt 218 is automatically. reset so that it will again be engaged by the latch '226-when the "approaches the limitarm 291, (Fig. 5) which is connected by carriage has been returned to its normal 'jforward position. For thepurpose of reset- ;tlng the locking bolt 218, the rock-shaft 286 is provided with anupwa'rdly extending i 7C0 means of alink 292 with a locking bolt controlling dog 293 that is'pivoted upon a stud 294i" projecting from the frame 20, the link 292having a pin-andeslot connection with the arm 291, as indicatedat 295. A spring;

296, which is coiled around the pivot stud 29d, normally holds the dog 293 in the position-in which it is'shown in Fig. 5, with a -toe 297 which is formed at the upper end of the dog located in the path of a depending lug 298 that is formedupon the extreme fore Ward end of the carriage. This positionofg ment of astop screw, carried by atai1'299 depending from the fdo'g," with a suitable projection on' the frame. Just before the the dog 293 i'sjdetermined by the engagecarriageBO reaches its rearmost position, the lug 298 on the carriage engages the toe 297 on the 7 dog 293, swinging the dog which in turn raises" the locking bolt 218. 1

the parts are all reset;

"The upward movement of the arm 238cm ries the arm 248, wit-h-it to a position where it is engaged by the latch 242, at which time \Vhen the carriage 3O has reached its rearmost position so that the sole and the die have been properly located for the perform- 0o;

ance of the sole-trimming operatiomthe carriage is caused to remain stationary, momen "tarily, by virtue of a 'dwell in its actuating cam 202, while the cutting-block descends to" cooperate with the die to trim the sole. Im-

mediately after the sole has been trimme'd,

the cutting-blocl is raised to normal posif tion to permit the return of the carriage.

of wood, or other suitable material, which are assembled in si'de-by-side relation, the

The cutting-block 28, as shown in'FigsL '1 and2, is composed of a plurality of strips .1

whole being of cylindrical shape andarranged with'one of its end faces directed downwardly anddis pos ed in a horizontal plane to provide a cutting face to cooperate with the trimming dies. 1 The component parts of "the cutting-blockt are bound togetherbyyan' annular band 300. The cutting-block is removably secured to a holder-2' 804C bymeans' of clamping bolts 3O2,the1.

heads of which overlap the lower edge or the band 300.; Projecting upwardly from V the cutting-block holder is a. vertical cyli-n-i dricalstem 306, which is adapted to turn in s the cross-head 34;\ The stem' 306. is .sup-

:ported in the bearings 308; by a cap plate 310, whichjis'securedfby.means of bolts 312 o to the upper end of the stem 306.

against tension of the spring 296, so as to 9 7 rock the shaft 236 and raise the. arm 238,

suitable" bearings inthe central portion of 1 i The opposite; ends of thecross-head 34: rest 1P upon a pair of hollow vertical posts 314- which extend through and are adapted to slide in bearings 316 projecting from :opposite .sides of the frame 20; To support the posts 314 in their bearings 31:6, and perthat is formed within the lower end of the respective supporting post 314. At its up .per end, each rod 318 extends through a bearing sleeve 322, which is externally screwethreaded to be received in a screwthreaded socket in the cross-head. The weight of the cross-head is received by a pair of annular flanges 324, severally formed upon the rods 318, which engage the lower ends of the bearing sleeves 322. The upper extremity of each rod 318 is screw-threaded to receive a nut 326 and lock-nut 328, the former engaging the upper end of the bearing sleeve 322 to maintain the rod 318 in its assembled relation with the bearing sleeve; At their lower ends the rods 31-8 are seven ally connected .by means of pivot studs330 with a ,pairpfeccentricstraps 332, the latter encircling the eccentrics 44 by means of which the cross-head :is supported and :actuated, these eccentrics being keyed to the opposite ends of a shaft 334 that is journaled in bearings in the frame 20, and driven as will be hereinafter explained.

To compensate for wear upon the cutting-block, provision is made fo-r'simultaneously turning the screw-threaded bearing sleeves 322 in their sockets in the cross-head. Tot-his end, each bearing sleeve 322 is extended upwardly beyond the nuts 326 and 328., as indicated at 340, and spl-ined upon each extension 340 is a worm-wheel 342, which is confined within a housing 344 on the cross-head. Intermeshing with each worm-wheel 342 is a worm gear 346, the worm gears being secured upon the horizontal shaft 348, which is provided at one end with a hand wheel 350 :by means of which the shaft maybe turned to effect the simultaneous rotation of the two bearing sleeves 322; It will be seen that the turning of the bearing sleeves 322 will raise or lower'the supporting posts 314 relatively to the rods 318, thus adjusting the cutting-block .ver-

tica lly without varying the length of stroke of the cross-head. The extensions 340 of the rods "318 are laterally cut away at opposite sides of the nuts 326 and 328 to afford acce'ssto the nuts in assembling.

To effect a reciprocation "of the crosshead 34, the eccentric shaft 334 is adapted to be driven from the power shaft 212. v To this end, the shafts 334 and 212 are connected by means of a belt 352' (Fig. 16) whlch passes over a pulley 354, fast on the power shaft 212, and over a pulley 356,

scribed and claimed in Letters Patent of the United States, No. l,l1,903, granted December 19, 1911, to Arthur Bates, to which reference may be had for a full and clear understanding of the same. As set forth in said patent, the operation of the clutch is controlled by a clutch lever such as that in dicated at 360 in Fig. 2. lever 360 is in its normal position, vin which it appears in said figures, the elut'ohis inoperative and "the eccentric shaft is maintained stationary. By tripping the clutch lever '360,the clutch may be operated to c.onnect the eccentric shaft with the pulley 356, and thereafter to disconnectthe shaft therefrom and cause it :to be automatically brought to rest-after it-has made one complete revolution. In the present construction, the operation of the clutch lever .360 is con trolled by the position of the two carriages 30 and 32, the arrangement being such that as one or the other [of "the carriages reaches its rearward position, the'clutch lever 369 is tripped, renderingthe clutch 358 operative to cause rotation-of the eccentric shaft 334.

Immediately after being tripped, the clutch lever 360 returns to normal position and operates, :as described in the aforesaid pat- I ent to disconnect the shaft 334 from its source of power at the completionof asingle revolution. Further rotation of the eccentric shaft is thereupon arrested by means of a brake band 362 (Fig. 1) which encircles hub on the driven clutch member and The construction and mode of o-pera-' lVhen "the clutch I is contracted or expanded by a lever 364 that is pivoted at 366 to the frame 20 and to one extremity. of which the opposite ends of the brake band are connected; The lever 364 is actuated by means of a-link 368 which connect-s the opposite end of the lever with an extension of one of the pivot studs 330 that connect the .rods

straps 332.

The means for tripping the clutch lever 360 comprisesatrip-arm 372 (Figs. 2 and 8),

"which is carried at the forward end of an actuating lever 374 which is pivoted on a stud i376 pro ect1ng from the frame 20.

The lever 374 carries at its rear extremity a cam roll 378. which is received in a cam 318 with the eccentric path 380 (see also Fig. on the outer side of the cam disk 202. The cam path 380 is designed to actuate the lever 374 at each cycle of operations of the machine, so'that the clutch 358cwill be renderedoperative to effect the reciprocationof the cutting-block.

upon the rearward movement :of either of thedie-carriages and 32. Normallylthe trip-arm 372 is held in such a position that it will not engage the clutch lever-360 as the cam leverv 374 is actuated by 1tsxcani..

For this purpose the trip-arni 372 is pro vided with a. tail 382 which isadapted to be T held against a stop 384 on the cam lever-by means of a spring 386 which connects the trlp-arm and cam-lever; I

In order that'the clutch lever 360, may be I is provided, Pivotally connected to the trip-- arm 372 is-the forwardend a link 388 (Fig.IS), the rear end of which isislotted, as

indicated at- 390, to receive a. stud 392 projecting laterally from theupper end of an end of which is Secured .to la. rock-shaft 396" whichvis journaled at 1ts opposite ends in hearings in the frame 20] Also secured at its lower end to the rock-shaft 396 is a .sec-. ond uprightfarm 398,:(Fi-gr 9 and at the right of Fig.1 the rupp'erv extremity of which is adapted to be engaged by" the lower. endof a lever 400 which is pivoted on astud' 402 "projecting inwardly from one. side 10f the frame 20. The rock-shaft 396 is adapt-1 ed to be rocked in a direction to'shift the trip-arm 372 into operative relation with the clutch lever 360. hymeans of a suitably.

eonnected'spring 404 (Fig; 9).. The rockopposite direction to withdrawthe trip-arm "372 from beneath the clutch lever 360 by means of thelever 400, the upper-extren'iity "of-which is adapted to be engaged by one or the other of two rollers 406 and 408 (Figs 2 and 3) which are" mounted upon. one side of the carriage 30. l/Vhen the carriage 30 is in its forward position, the lever 400 is engaged by the roller 408 on the carriage,

as shownin Fig. 2, and held thereby so that the lever 400 and thearms 398' and 394 on the'rock-shaft 396 will be maintained in the positionshownin said figure, against-the tension of the spring 404. Upontherearward movement of the carriage 30,.-.the spring 404 is permitted to actthrough the arm398to rock the shaft 396 so as to swing thearm 394 in a direction .to swingthe V lever 360. Then the carriage 30'has reached its rearmost position, the roller 406' carried ,sition, the roller 408 thereon engagesthe upper. end of thejlever. 400, causing said lever .40O 'to move in the opposite direction: so as to swing the arms 398 and 394 rearwardlyon the rock-shaft 396 1 against-- tension of the spring-404' to retract the trip-arm372 to, its :normal inoperative pos tion, as shown 1n Fi-g; 2; J

In order-that the movements of the other 1 carriage 32 may cause the trip-arm 372 to" be swun into and out of osition to engage the clutch lever360 1n a manner similar to that al'zovcdescr bed, HiWlllClllt; 1s swung:

by the lnoven'ients of the carriage'80, the 1 follow ng connections are providedbetween mounted upon the*rock-shaft 396 and is 1 adapteil to be swung independently ofthe arm SSS-to actuate the trip-arm, The arm 1 412'isalilapted to' be operatively connected] uprightarm 394' (F1gs. 3 and 8) ,the lower:

.vithflthe' trip-arm through the link 388 byeach stud extends lessthan half way throu h '-.thelii1 k;sothateitheriis adaptedto move in v9 the slot without interfering with the other.

ini'eans of a 'stndj414 which projects laterally front the arm 412' and enters the slot 390 in said link. It will be observed that the" "sturls392 and 414 project into the slot 390 from opposite 'side'softhe link 388 andthat 1 The arm 412'is engaged at its upper end-y;

by the lowerfextremity of a lever 416, (Fig;

pivoted upon a stud 418 projecting from the opposite side of the frame 20. The arm f 412iis acted upon by a spring 4:20'Wl1l0h shaft'396 is adapted to be rocked in the;

3) whichis similarto the lever 400, and is tendsto hold the armjin engagement with I the-lever 416. The HD1 end of the lever 416 is adapted to be engaged by one'or the other of two rollers which are carried at the side of the carriage 32, these rollers corresponding to the rollers 406,408, which are carried by the other carria e 30 one of these Y 416 is swung ina clockwise direction, (viewcarried by said arm reaches the forward end that in which the rollers onthe carriage 30 cooperate with the lever .400; Upon'the rear-. ward movement of the carriage 32. the lever 'ing Fig. to permitthe spring 420 to swing i the arm 412 forwardly; until the stud 414,

of the slot 3901=in the lin'k 388 and actu'ates hsaidlink to swing the trip-arin 372beneath trip-arm 37 2 beneath the endof the'cluteh" thev end'of'the clutch lever 36 0 f-Asf the carriage 32 returns to its forward position, the 5-.

' other roller carried by said carriage swings the lever 416 into; connter clockwise direction'so that-theai'in 412 is swung rearwardly 1 against the tension of the spring 420 This rearward movement of the arm 412 eausesf fthestud 4'14 toengage the rear end of the. slot390 in the link 388 and the'n to actuate:

said :link to .retract the trip-arm from beneath the clutch lever 360. It will be seen that the slot 390 in the link 388 is designed to permit the trip-arm 372 to :be swung beneath the clutch lever 360 by .the movement of either of the arms 398 or 412 while the other of said arms is maintained stationary in its normal position,

After each die and associated sole-supporting plate, upon which a sole has been placed by the operator, has been moved rearwardly by its respective carriage into position for the performance of the trimming operation, the cutting-block descends to trim the sole. As the cutting-block comes into contact with the sole, the sole-supporting plate on which the sole rests yields downwardly, relatively to the die, to permit the block to cooperate with the die. As the die and cutting-block cooperate, the sole is trimmed-and inasmuch as the sole has previously been located relatively to the cutting edge of the die in the manner hereinbefore described, the trimming cut will be properly located with respect to the sewing-rib of the sole. s

It is desirable that the dies shall engage a .fresh portion of the cutting-block each time they cooperate therewith. To this end, provision is made for rotating the cuttingbloek a slight amount-about a vertical aXis after both dies have cooperated with the block. To effect such rotation of the cutting-block, the following mechanism is provided. Keyed to the cap plate 310 at the top of the stem 306 of the 'cuttingblock holder 304, is a spur gear 428 (Fig. 1). The gear 428 is connected through an idler pinion 430 (Fig. 2) with a gear 432 which is spli-ned upon the upper end of a vertical shaft 434, the upper and lower portions of which are journaled in the upper cross-head 34 and the frame 20, respectively. Secured to the lower end of the shaft 434 is a spiral gear 436 (Figs. 2 and 3), the teeth of which are cooperatively engaged by the teeth of a corresponding spiral gear 438, the latter being fast upon short horizontal shaft 440 which is journaled in a bearing bracket 442 on the outside of the frame 20. Secured to the shaft 440 is a ratchet-wheel 444. The ratchet-wheel 444 and the shaft 440 are adapted to be rotated by means of a pawl 446 which is carried by a pawl-carrier 448 that is pivoted at 450 to a lug on the outside of the frame 20, the pawl beingyieldingly pressed toward the ratchet .teeth by means of a spring 452 which is interposed between the pawl and a portion of the pawl-carrier 448. The pawl-carrier 448 is connected by means of a link 454 (Figs. 3 and 9) with an arm 456 which is fast upon the outerend ofa rock-shaft 458 that is adapted to turn in a bearing in the frame 20, the link having ball-and-socket joint connections with the .gles to the arm 4'56.

rocker member and with the :arm 456. Se-

cured to the opposite end of the rock-shaft 458, inside :of the frame 20, is an arm 466, which is disposed substantially at right an- The free end of the arm 460 is slotted to receive a slideblock 462, pivotal'ly mounted upon the lower extremity of the lever 400 which is rocked .periodically by the rollers 406 and 408 upon the carriage 30. iVith this construction, when the carriage 30 is moved rearwardly and the lever 400 is swung in a clockwise direction, viewing Fig. 2, the pawl carrier 448 will be rocked in a direction to move the pawlthrough the space of one tooth across the periphery of the ratchet-wheel 444.

Upon the return of the carriage 30 to its 7 forward position, and the resulting swingingof the lever 400 in a counter-clockwise direction, the pawl-carrier 448 will be rocked in the opposite direction causing the ratchetwheel 444 to be stepped ahead through the space of one tooth. By means of the connections between the shaft 440 and the stem 306 of the cutt-ing bloek carrier, the cuttin'gblock will be rotated so that a fresh portion of its surface will be presented to the dies the next time it cooperates therewith.

Immediately upon the start of the forward movement of the carriage, the disengagement of the lug 298 from the toe 297 of the dog 293 permits the spring 296 to return the dog to its normal position, as shown in Fig. v5. After the dog 293 has reached normal position, the p-in-and-slot connection 295 be tween the link 292 and the arm 291 permits the link to move, relatively to said arm, until the pin is positioned at the rear extremity of the slot, thus leaving the spring 233 free to withdraw the locking bolt 218 when the :arm248 is again released from the latch .242.

During the return or forward movement of each die-carriage, the coupling member carried thereby is relatched :in its raised or inoperative position, in order that the carriage may remain stationary in its forward position, until the trimmed sole has been removed from the sole-supporting plate and :a new sole placed thereon and the triprod has again been depressed by the operator. The means associated with each d1e-carr1age for ClISOOHIIGCtIHg its coupling member from its respective actuator slide and .relatchmg it .in disengaged position,

comprises a dog 468 (Fig. 5), which is connected to an arm 470 depending from the coupling member, anda stationary cam 472 (see also Fig. on the frame with which said dog is adapted to cooperate. As shown in Fig. 5.,the lower end of the depending arm 470 on the coupling member is bifurcated to receive the dog 468 which is pivotally mounted upon a pin 474 carried between the bifurcated ends of the arm 47 O. The dog .468 carries a pin .476, the ends of izvhich project beyondithe oppositesidesof 'supports iand thef relative arrangement Tof these *devices and the associated dies is" such a the dog and are received in segmental slots- 478' in the forks of the arm r70. A leaf spring 480, which is secured to thecoupl-ing c in Fig. 5, with the projecting ends'of the pin 477 6engaginglthelowenen'ds of the'slots 478 in'fthe' arm 4:70. This construction permits thejdogto yield forwardly; at the start i member 216, engages the dog 468 and Iior mally holds the dog in the position shown I he of.,uniform dimensions on all [soles trimine'd by the same-die "'l hefsole-sup-' V of the rearward movementjof.the'carriage, p sothatthe dog may ride freely over the face' ofthe fixed cam 472. "Upon the for- Ward orgreturn 'ni'ovement of the carriage, hou 'ever,. when the dog' i638 i engages the" that the location of the trimming cut Will.

*be fga'g'ed ,fro'm the sewing-rib'fof the soler. As a .res'ult,;the feather or marginal por-f tion of the sole outside of the sewing-rib Will porting and locating devices being'retracted from beneath "the cutting-block when the enabled to-Watchthe sole locating operation '75 solesare placed. thereon,- the-operatoris carefully so astobe sure that thesole is "rear edge ofthe cam 45. 2, the; dog Will not yield relatively to the farm and consequent; 'ly' the dog and the, coupling member are swung v upwardly as a unit about the pivot stud 266 until tll tllll1 272011 the coupling 1 member is engaged the hooked end of the latch 274. The Coupling members "are "thus disengaged from theirrespective actu- 'ator slides and the carriages willrcmain rods 220' stationary in their forward positions until the operator againdepressesone of the trip- (After the cutting-bloclrhas cooperated with one'of the dies to jtrim the sole, the

frictionvbetween the trimmed edge of the sole and the inner face of the die maybe plate from being returned bythe spring 62 to its normal elevated position, and thus strippingthe trimmed sole from the die.

In order to provide positive means: which will insure the stripping of the trlmmed soles from the dies, a-stationary cam 484 Y (Figs; 2 and 5) is secured to the overhanging frame portion 22 and arranged to en gage a pair of cam rolls 486, one of ,Which -is' provided on each of 'the cross-bars 56 which connect, the'lowerends of the posts 48 upon which the sole-supporting plates are mounted. carriage reaches its forward-position, if the "sole-supporting plate has not already been returned to its normal raised positionj'by vming operation.

Immediately before eitherv ,ent' that the rapidity of operation'of the machine is greatlyfinereased bythe; employment of a pair of sole-supports and a pair oftrnnming' dies, since wlth thls' construction' one sole 'may be located relatively to I one'o'f'thedies While anothersole is being die with the cutting-block;

While it is preferred to employthe spegcitic construction and'arrangem'entof parts herein: shown and described, it will be understood that this jconstructiori and -arrangement'is not essent al exceptso'far as specifie'din the claims, and may be modified Without departing from suflicient to prevent the sole-supporting 5 soles provided with ribs or shoulders at substantial distances from the margins of the insoles having,- incombination', means comprising a die for trimming them'argin' of an trimmed "by the cooperation of the other 1 ;-the broader feaf1. A machine for operating upon'welt ininsole, and means constructed and arranged to engage the ribbed face ofth'e. insole in:

side of the rib or shoulder-thereon to 'sup port it in position to betrimm'ed:

the spring 62,"the camfro ll 486 carried respective cam 484, thus positively raising :2. A, machine for operating uponjsho soles having, incombinatioin'me'ans compris- I ing a die for trimming the margin of a sole,

means for supporting the sole forthe trimming operation, and means "for locatingithe sole relatively to the trimming means.

soles provided With-ribs or shoulders at sub- 'edto engage an insole' inside of the rib or 226 rides over the beveledu'pper 'endof the locking bolt 218 until the hooked portion of the latch drops behind the shoulder 224c on the locking bolt, thusclockingvthe cfarriage against rearward movement,

The present machine' will operate effectively "and rapidly to perform the sole trim- The particular construction of the sole-locating devices onthe soleing the insoleinposition to be trimmed,

'1'1'5 stantialdistances from the; margins of the insoles having, ncombmation, I means adapt:

adie surrounding the'support, and vmeans for causing the die to trim the margin of prising a diefor trimming the margin of an 1ns'ole, 'fa'nd means"for relativelylocat ing the trimming means and; the insole so for operating upon Welt inthat the edge of the trimmed margin will bear a predetermined relation to the sewing- 1 having its edge shaped to conform to and rib of the insole.

S A 'machine for operating upon'shoe nsoles having, in combination, a die, a cutiting block for cooperating with the die to trim the margin of asole, and means for, positioning thesole laterallyv with respect to. the cutting edge of: the die and for sup-i 1 1.0 porting the sole between the die and the operating. cutting-block for trimming the 4 margin of a sole, of means tor locating the cut-ting-bloolr preparatory to the performance ort the trimming operation.

6.In a"1nachine for operating upon shoe soles, the combination with a die and a comargin, of the untrinnned sole in a lateral directionrelatively tov the cutting edge of the die.

2: p 7'. Ina machine for operating upon shoe I soles, the combination with a die and a cooperating cutting-bloclr for trimming the Vmargin of'asole, of a work support constructed and arranged to locate the sole in a laterial, direction relatively to 'the die for the trimming operation and tostrip the sole fromthedie after it has been trimmed.

,8 In armachine for operating upon shoe ,soles, the." combination with a die and acooperating cutting-block for trimming the un'argi'n o f a sole, ot a yieldable work support normally positioned to support a sole above the cutting edge ofthe die and adapted to bedisplaced by the sole as the die 3 iand cutting-block cooperate, and means for positively restoring the work support to its normal supporting position after the sole has been trimmed to strip the sole upon the die.

94 In a machine for operating upon welt insoles, the: combination with a die and a cooperatingcutting-block for trimming the -m;argi1t of an insole, of means for engaging the sewing rib of the insole to locate the sole, margin relatively to the cutting edge of the die for the trimming operation.

cooperating cutting-block for trimming the margino'f an insole, of means for engaging the inside of the sewing rib about the toe of the insole to locate the insole relatively to the die for the trimming operation.

1L In; a machine for operating upon welt insoles, the combination with a die and a cooperaping cutting-block for trimming the margin of an insole, of a work support adapted to engage the ribbed face of the r to the die.

10; In a machine for operating upon welt v insoles, the combination with adie and a margin of an insole, of a positioning plate constructed andarranged to engage the sewingmib at the toe of the insole to locate the iorepart of the insole relatively to the die, and means on the positioning device for locating the heel end of the insole relatively 14. A. machine for trimming shoe soles having, in combination, a cutting-block, a-

pair of dies adapted to alternately cooperate with the cutting-block to trim a sole, and means mounted inside of each die for supporting a sole and for positioning it in a lateral direction relatively to the die for the trimming operation. V

15. A machine itor operating upon shoe soles having, in combination, a die, a coopcrating cutting-block for trimming the margin of a sole, a normally retracted carriage upon which the die is mounted adapted'to be advanced to move the die into position for cooperation with the cutting block, means for actuating the carriage, means under the control of the operator for rendering the actuating means effective, and means for automatically rendering the actuating means inefiective attereach reciprocation of the carriage. V i '16. A machine for operating upon shoe soles having, in combination, a die, a reciprocating cutting-block for cooperating with the die to trim the margin of a sole, means for actuating the cutting-block, a die-carriage adapted to be reciprocated to advance the die into the field of operations of the cutting-block and to withdraw the die therefrom, and means for actuating the die-carriage. Y

17, A machine for operating upon shoe soles having, in combination, a die, a cutting-bloclr for cooperating with the die to trim themargin of a sole, a normally re tracted carriage upon which the 'die is mounted adapted to be moved into position for cooperation with the cutting-block, and

means under the control of the operator for actuating the carriage.

18. A machine for operating upon shoe soles having, in combinatioma die, a cuttingblock for cooperating with the die to trim the margin of a sole, a normally retracted carriage upon which the die is mounted adapted to be advanced into position for cooperation with the cuttingblock, contin uously' operating, normally ineii'ective actu- 

